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08 May

May 8, 2012 |

George Etling has been appointed senior pastor at Fifth Street Church (Staunton, Va.) effective May 1, 2012. Harry Moore, who supplied the pulpit for 16 years, retired on April 29. George and his wife, Cheri, had been part of the Jerusalem Chapel UB church in in Churchville, Va., where George received his local ministerial license.

Josh Good (right) has been appointed senior pastor at Homefront Church (Grandville, Mich.), effective May 1, 2012. He had been serving as Pastor of Discipleship and Youth at Banner of Christ UB (Byron Center, Mich.) since 2003. Before that, he served two years (1999-2001) as youth pastor at Heart O the Lakes UB (Brooklyn, Mich.).

Howard Beaver, senior pastor of Mt. Olivet Church (Chambersburg, Pa.) since July 2006, announced that he will retire on June 30, 2012. Prior to serving with the United Brethren church, Howard served with the Pennsylvania-Delaware Council of the Assemblies of God, in which he was ordained in the 1980s. The Mt. Olivet leadership and Bishop Phil Whipple will be seeking candidates for the Mt. Olivet Church. If you are interested, please complete a ministerial profile and send to the bishop’s office.

07 May

May 7, 2012 |

Retired minister Gerald Hallman (right), diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor in late December, is in the final stages of dying. His family, including wife Rozanne and son Tim Hallman, pastor of Anchor UB church (Fort Wayne, Ind.), is constantly around him at the Coventry Meadows home in Fort Wayne, Ind. He is under hospice care.

Please remember the family in your prayers.

UPDATE: Gerald passed away at 1:45 am Tuesday morning, May 8, with his wife Rozanne at his side.

07 May

May 7, 2012 |

Bishop Phil Whipple presenting a Specialized Ministries License to Amy Moreno.

On Sunday, May 6, Bishop Phil Whipple spoke at Bethany Evangelical UB church in Carlisle, Pa. He had the privilege of presenting a Specialized Ministries license to Amy Moreno, Associate Pastor of Christian Education at Bethany Evangelical.

07 May

May 7, 2012 |

Recipient Jessica Krause, left, with HU alum Taylor Zeman, who nominated her for the award.

Liz Smith (left) being recognized by Cindy Geders, Administrative Secretary to the President.

Two Huntington University students received the 2012 PACE Servant Leadership Award, which recognizes servant leadership in the college community.

  • Liz Smith, a junior psychology and sociology major from Berne, Ind.
  • Jessica Krause, a junior psychology major from Waseca, Minn.

Each year, Huntington University students donate thousands of hours in volunteer service to the community and college. Only juniors with a 2.5 GPA or above are eligible for the Servant Leadership Award. Smith and Krause each received a $1000 prize. Recipients are asked to designate $250 toward the charity of their choice, and to keep the rest.

03 May

May 3, 2012 |

Join hundreds of other United Brethren women for the 2012 UB Women’s Conference. The conference will be held in Shipshewana, Ind. (near the Michigan border) at the beautiful Farmstead Inn.

Date: September 28-30, 2012 (Friday – Sunday)

Register for the 2012 UB Women's Conference

Costs

The cost for the entire weekend–lodging and meals–starts at a mere $109. That’s if you have four persons in a room and register before May 31.

Speaker and Music

The keynote speaker is Chris Boelter, a Bible teacher who is full of life. For ten years, she was a Teaching Leader for Bible Study Fellowship. She will speak at four sessions, developing what it means to lead a life of “Undistracted Devotion” to Jesus Christ.

Also spending the weekend with us is Fresh Fire Praise, a dynamic worship team. We anticipate some wonderful times of worship and singing.

Enjoy Shipshewana

There is a so much to do in Shipshewana.

  • Shopping shopping shopping.
  • Great food.
  • Buggy rides.
  • Shows.

Please Promote the Conference Among Your Church’s Women

Please inform women in your church about this conference and encourage them to register. We’d love to see a whole van-load of women from your church!

We have an 8.5-by-11 inch poster you can use. Click on the thumbnail on the right to get the full-size PDF poster, which you can print out and post in a prominent place.

For complete details–schedule, speaker, things to do, costs, etc.–go to UBWomen.org.

03 May

May 3, 2012 |

Jennifer Blandin has been a United Brethren missionary in Macau since 1996. She recently returned to Macau after a one-year educational leave.

In this podcast, Global Ministries director Jeff Bleijerveld interviewed Jen via the internet. Listeners have the opportunity to learn about Jen’s previous work in Macau, the nature of her recent graduate studies, and how her studies are impacting her ministry today, and life in the world’s gambling capital.

You can listen to the podcast here. It’s just 12 minutes long.

If you would like more information about Jen’s ministry, or would like to become part of her support team, contact the Global Ministries office at 1-888-622-3019.

02 May

May 2, 2012 |

At the end of January 2012, we reported that Kyle McQuillen, former Director of Global Ministries (1993-2001), had been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer. Today he posted an update on his Facebook page announcing that the cancer is gone and he is in remission. Here’s what he wrote:

As most of you know, early this year I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, with major tumors along the spine, in the right groin area and smaller ones under the arm, in the neck and in the pelvic area. For the past several months I have been in a Chemotherapy regime which consisted of three days of Chemo (8 hours on Tuesday, 4 hours on Wednesday, and 4 hours on Thursday, followed by an injection of Neulasta on Friday) then 2 ½ weeks off. After I completed the fourth regime the oncologist ordered a PET scan to determine the effect the Chemo had on the cancer. Yesterday I met with my oncologist for the report. The cancer is gone and I am officially in remission, praise God! I have two more regimes to complete, one in May and the last one in June. But for all intents and purposes the cancer is no longer there. I appreciate so much the cards, emails, prayers, and love shown my friends from near and far. It’s been a tough, difficult road, but our trust is in the Lord, and when it is, He will carry us through!

26 Apr

April 26, 2012 |

On May 12, Huntington University will graduate its first three online students through its adult-degree programs. The graduates (two from Indiana and one from Illinois) will receive degrees in non-for-profit leadership, business administration, and organizational management.

Huntington offers six online adult-degree programs and many other online summer courses for undergraduate students.

Huntington began offering online degree programs in 2008. Last year, 88 students took online courses through the adult education program.

Read more.

23 Apr

April 23, 2012 |

Huntington University will launch a graduate program in occupational therapy in the fall of 2014. The university is currently searching for a director to create the master’s and doctoral level degree programs. This will be the university’s first doctorate degree.

The graduate programs will be located within the new Life Science Education and Research Consortium of Northeast Indiana, which will open on the Parkview Randallia campus in Fort Wayne, Ind.

“Occupational therapy is an in-demand field which is expected to continue to grow given recent medical developments with stroke survivors as well as people recovering from joint and hip replacements,” said Dr. Norris Friesen (right), senior vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. “Given the interest in exercise science, our mission and the fact that there are no other similar programs in our area, this is a very unique opportunity for us to influence the next generate of occupational therapists with an accredited program that seeks to integrate God’s message of grace and love by helping people regain their strength and abilities to live full and fruitful lives.”

Read more.

23 Apr

April 23, 2012 |

Huntington University’s student newspaper, The Huntingtonian, earned first place with special merit in the 2012 American Scholastic Press Association’s newspaper competition.

The Huntingtonian was judged among hundreds of other schools across the country. First place with special merit is given to those schools with “special and outstanding design and content,” according to the ASPA.

“You have an excellent student newspaper, which shows the creativity and journalistic knowledge of your editors, reporters, writers, photographers, layout/graphics designers and advisor,” said one of the ASPA judges.

The ASPA graded the publications on content coverage, page design, general plan, art, advertising and illustrations, editing, and creativity.